Looking for Unusual or Surreal Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, etc. (more details in post)

I’m looking for recommendations of fiction books (maybe sci-fi, maybe fantasy, maybe even some horror- but doesn’t need to fit squarely into those genres) with elements of surrealism, escapism and beautiful, super-immersive world-building. I want something strange, unconventional, psychedelic, unpredictable, or otherworldly. I feel like my issue with picking out fiction books is that too many of them feel too familiar, or done-before.

What I’m not looking for is books that take place in a normal Earth setting with normal life going on- also when it comes to fantasy, not interested in the typical dragons, wizards, knights, princesses & magic wands kinds of stories.

Here are some examples of books I’ve enjoyed that I would consider in the vein of what I’m looking for, if that helps:

* Frank Herbert – Dune (the first three books)
* Philip K. Dick – A Scanner Darkly
* Aldous Huxley – Brave New World
* Mark Danielewski – House Of Leaves
* David Wong – John Dies At The End / This Book Is Filled With Spiders
* David Mitchell – Cloud Atlas
* Angela Carter – The Passion Of New Eve
* Douglas Adams – Hitchhiker’s Guide series

and even though these aren’t books, here are movies and TV shows that give the kind of feeling I’d love to find in a book:

* The Cabin In The Woods
* Love Death & Robots
* Black Mirror
* Altered Carbon

Thanks!

by drewtangclan